The Mongolian Government has been evaluating the performance of the 21 provincial administrations and the 10 ministries during 2017; following the study a shortlist of the best results has been announced. Each of these top performers is receiving a prize of  MNT 10 million. The three ministries are: Labour and Social Welfare, Finance and Justice; the four most efficient provinces are; South Gobi or Umnugobi, Dornod, Orkhon and Darkan-Uul. The award takes place at the State Palace, today 23 May.